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. >>> "politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's leading with calling out the gop today. president obama ripped republicans in congress for the hypocrisy and selfness on automatic budget cuts that are hurting millions of americans. at a news conference today, the president unmasked the phony gop argument. >> a lot of members of congress were suggesting that somehow the sequester was a victory for them and this wouldn't hurt the economy. what we now know is that what i warned earlier, what jay stood up here and warned repeatedly, is happening. it slowed our growth. it's resulting in people being thrown out of work. and it's hurting folks all across the country. >> these budget cuts are hurting. but republicans refuse to do the right thing. >> you seem to suggest that somehow these folks over there have no responsibilities and that my job is to somehow get them to behave. that's their job. they are elected, members of congress are elected in order to do what's right for their constituencies and f
. >>> "politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's leading with calling out the gop today. president obama ripped republicans in congress for the hypocrisy and selfness on automatic budget cuts that are hurting millions of americans. at a news conference today, the president unmasked the phony gop argument. >> a lot of members of congress were suggesting that somehow the sequester was a victory...
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joining me now is the reverend al sharpton, president and founder of the action network. just minutes from now, you'll be moderating a panel there discussing protecting the right to vote in this country, certainly a serious issue that i know we all here devoted a lot of time and coverage to during the last presidential election. as we show everybody a look at this map, the 30 states which have introduced 55 new voting restrictions just in the past three months,s and they include bills requiring photo i.d. to vote, proof of citizenship to register to vote, and then reducing early voting. these are the same type of voter suppression we saw last year. what's next in the fight to protect the right to vote? and what role is n.a.n. playing in it? >> what we're doing in our discussions on that is saying that first we have the case of voting rights section 5 in front of the supreme court. if the supreme court votes against us, those of us that want to see it continue, what do we do? how do we mobilize, how do we go back to the congress and get a new voting law and begin to protec
joining me now is the reverend al sharpton, president and founder of the action network. just minutes from now, you'll be moderating a panel there discussing protecting the right to vote in this country, certainly a serious issue that i know we all here devoted a lot of time and coverage to during the last presidential election. as we show everybody a look at this map, the 30 states which have introduced 55 new voting restrictions just in the past three months,s and they include bills requiring...
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joining me now, reverend al sharpton, host of msnbc politics nation, and wade davis, lbgt surrogate for president obama and former nfl player. he publicly revealed he was gay last year. chris clue ee, minnesota vikings punter, marriage equality activist who jason collins praised writing i am impressed with the straight pro athletes who have spoken up so far. today, rush limbaugh speculated he came out so if a team doesn't sign him, he can sue for discrimination. rush mentioned you. let's listen to what he said. >> the nfl draft, vikings in fifth round took a punter. well, guess what, there's already buzz, that they took a punter because of kluwe's off the field activism. it is already being whispered. not whispered, being shouted. the vikings don't want that kind of distraction. if he is going to talk about gay marriage, fine, not on our team. this kind of stuff is already alleged. >> if you are not the starting punter for the minnesota vikings, will you blame it on activism as rush limbaugh suggests you might? >> no. i mean, for me it is the team, you know, if they decide to move that
joining me now, reverend al sharpton, host of msnbc politics nation, and wade davis, lbgt surrogate for president obama and former nfl player. he publicly revealed he was gay last year. chris clue ee, minnesota vikings punter, marriage equality activist who jason collins praised writing i am impressed with the straight pro athletes who have spoken up so far. today, rush limbaugh speculated he came out so if a team doesn't sign him, he can sue for discrimination. rush mentioned you. let's listen...
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the al sharptons, naacps, they were silent when that happened, mary. that is not true. i was engaged in those battles. i pushed back. heck no. i'm not going to let you get away with that, mary. you're too smart. that is not true. that is hypocrisy and you're wrong and that's a lie. >> that is not a lie. j you're generalizing. there are merchants out there that the silence was deafening, mary. >> what do you think of all this slavery imagery? if an african-american happens to have a certain view, then they're talked about is being slaved on a plantation. john lewis, an african-american civil rights activist who is a democratic politician, is he anybody's slave? honestly? did you push back against those characterizations? >> i agree with you there. mary, i agree with you there. john lewis is not anybody's slave. he is a great man. he's a hero. but what dr. carson was talking about was the hell that black conservatives and by the way, woman conservatives, latino conservatives. you are listening, marco rubio, the double standard and heck and unfair vicious attacks that are
the al sharptons, naacps, they were silent when that happened, mary. that is not true. i was engaged in those battles. i pushed back. heck no. i'm not going to let you get away with that, mary. you're too smart. that is not true. that is hypocrisy and you're wrong and that's a lie. >> that is not a lie. j you're generalizing. there are merchants out there that the silence was deafening, mary. >> what do you think of all this slavery imagery? if an african-american happens to have a...
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i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> second amendment remedies. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this, where we are in this country with guns. guns and the law. three years ago republican candidate for the senate out in nevada said we may need to resort to our second amendment remedies if we can't get public officials to do what we want. second amendment remedies meaning use our guns guarded by the second amendment to deal with people in government we don't like. if that wasn't frightening enough for you, how about what's happening in colorado and texas? in colorado a top prison official was gunned down in his home. in texas two prosecutors were killed, a third has now pulled out of a case against the arian brotherhood of texas for, quote, security reasons. we have people using guns to settle their disputes with public officials, using their second amendment remedies. don't like the sound of this? think it's an overstatement? there come times when overstatement becomes the truth o
i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> second amendment remedies. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this, where we are in this country with guns. guns and the law. three years ago republican candidate for the senate out in nevada said we may need to resort to our second amendment remedies if we can't get public officials to do what we want. second amendment remedies meaning use...
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. >>> "politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's leading with calling out the gop today. president obama ripped republicans in congress for the hypocrisy and selfness on automatic budget cuts that are hurting millions of americans. at a news conference today, the president unmasked the phony gop argument. >> a lot of members of congress were suggesting that somehow the sequester was a victory for them and this wouldn't hurt the economy. what we now know is that what i warned earlier, what jay stood
. >>> "politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's leading with calling out the gop today. president obama ripped republicans in congress for the hypocrisy and selfness on automatic budget cuts that are hurting millions of americans. at a news conference today, the president unmasked the phony gop argument. >> a lot of members of congress were suggesting that somehow the sequester was a victory...
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i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> stop the guillotine. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. there are people in this country, believe it or not, who believe the best way to get rich people to work harder is to give them tax benefits. that the best way to get the poor to work harder is to cut their benefits. got it? give the carrot to the better off, give the stick to the worse off. and so in america today the guillotine is coming down on programs to get meals to the elderly. give a head start to the young who need it most. and as that guillotine comes down again and again, the well-off enjoy a government that looks out for them. in fact, races to look out for them. making sure that their flights arrive on time. even as the poor worry about the next meal they know isn't coming at all. will the president be able to stop this way of government, or is he, his party and the republican, stuck in so much political mud they'll never get free? michael steele was chairman of the
i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> stop the guillotine. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. there are people in this country, believe it or not, who believe the best way to get rich people to work harder is to give them tax benefits. that the best way to get the poor to work harder is to cut their benefits. got it? give the carrot to the better off, give the stick to the...
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i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> he's talking. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. we're starting off tonight with the latest on the boston bombing case. the surviving subject, dzhokhar tsarnaev, remains hospitalized from bullet wounds but authorities say his condition has improved to fair today. authorities also tell nbc news that he has cooperated with them so far. he's told investigators that he and his brother acted alone in last week's bombings at the boston marathon, that they had no contact with overseas terrorist groups. that's what he said. he said the brothers built the bomb with guidance from an online publication put out by the al qaeda off shoot in yemen called "inspire." it is written in english with instructions on how to build a bomb used last week. tsarnaev it's reported told authorities the motive for the attack has to do with their religious fervor, he and his brother's, and anger over the united states' wars in afghanistan and iraq. meanwhile, we're seeing new images from
i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> he's talking. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. we're starting off tonight with the latest on the boston bombing case. the surviving subject, dzhokhar tsarnaev, remains hospitalized from bullet wounds but authorities say his condition has improved to fair today. authorities also tell nbc news that he has cooperated with them so far. he's told investigators that he and...